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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-11-2003, 03:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
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$41 Hamburger
I'm sure you've seen this today, but here's the news release on AOL:
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NEW YORK (Jan. 10) - And yes, it comes with fries.
A 20-ounce hamburger fashioned from ultra-tender Kobe beef debuted this week at the landmark Old Homestead restaurant. At $41, it is the most expensive hamburger in the city.
It is the first time the 135-year-old steakhouse has ever put a burger on its menu. The restaurant bills it as ``The World's Most Decadent Hamburger.''
``This is not about price,'' restaurant owner Marc Sherry said Friday, when the restaurant sold nearly 200 of the new burgers. ``This is an event.''
The burgers debuted on Tuesday.
Kobe beef, imported from Japan, comes from cattle raised on beer and massaged daily to make the meat soft and succulent.
The burger, which has a piece of herb butter in the middle of each patty, comes on a special roll with exotic mushrooms and microgreens - shredded baby lettuce.
Put away the bottled ketchup. The burger comes with a homemade ketchup, mustard or horseradish sauce. ``And it's served,'' Sherry added, ``with our classic garlic shoestring fries.''
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">$41 for a burger and fries?! And they sold 200 on Friday! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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01-11-2003, 04:05 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
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Re: $41 Hamburger
I thought you were about to tell us this $41 burger was at WDW! I knew the food was expensive, but this takes the cake!! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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01-11-2003, 04:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: $41 Hamburger
Okay, the price is ridiculous, but even more ridiculous is the fact that people will pay this! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Just think - during value season - almost a night at the All Stars with the AP rate, almost my entire car rental for 3 days, more than a ticket to MVMCP!!! (Betcha can't tell I'm getting into trip planning mode! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )
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01-11-2003, 05:17 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: $41 Hamburger
I'm with you in thought tikibird [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] That burger is almost a Keys To Kingdom Tour (which we will be doing in 13 days! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-12-2003, 07:54 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: $41 Hamburger
I could have a party at my house and feed 10 people hamburgers for that price!!! Amazing!
KathyL
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01-12-2003, 08:58 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: $41 Hamburger
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Originally posted by TikiBird: Just think - during value season - almost a night at the All Stars with the AP rate, almost my entire car rental for 3 days, more than a ticket to MVMCP
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Originally posted by debe: That burger is almost a Keys To Kingdom Tour
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I love the way you guys think! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I wonder how many Dole Whips that would be Sandy?
Or how many mickey bars Robin?
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01-12-2003, 10:10 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Evansville, IN
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Re: $41 Hamburger
Oh to be raised on beer, and massaged daily.... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-12-2003, 10:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 1,330
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Re: $41 Hamburger
Forget the cattle, for $41 the burger should come with beer and a massage for ME! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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01-12-2003, 11:33 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,959
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Re: $41 Hamburger
I'm with you DisneyNutMary. I don't really like hamburgers so I's rather have the beer and the massage!
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01-12-2003, 04:40 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 2,077
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Re: $41 Hamburger
I don't think I could ever justify spending $41 for a hamburger - I don't care where the meat is coming from. With the exchange rate on the dollar, it would cost me around $63 Canadian. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Thanks, but I would rather buy the new refills for the 2003 Passporter!!! I will certainly enjoy that longer! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-12-2003, 07:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
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Re: $41 Hamburger
[quote]Originally posted by Diz9:
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I wonder how many Dole Whips that would be Sandy?
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">That would be exactly 16.4 Dole Whips! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] |
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